I know it's kinda simple buuut--never really was the sharpest tool in the shack. "Vanessa can make 10 pancakes in x minutes, express in terms of x the number of pancakes she made in 1 minute"

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anonymous · Answer

ok, if it takes x minutes to make 10 pancakes, what do you think would be the first step @Matt71 ?

anonymous · Answer

just guess something

anonymous · Answer

@Eyad , don't give the answer rigiht away either

anonymous · Answer

Eeeee :D 10/x or 10x? I dunno

anonymous · Answer

Biology student haha

anonymous · Answer

one of those two is the right answer actually!

anonymous · Answer

try thinking of it this way. Say, for example, vanessa can make 2 pancakes in a minute, ok? How many minutes would it take her to make 10 pancakes?

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

sooo 10/x ?

anonymous · Answer

@Khushal_Shah : And I never give the answer right away .!!!

anonymous · Answer

first one to say someth'n
get's the medal

anonymous · Answer

@Eyad sorry man, some people do, just wanted to be careful, lol. and yess matt, that is correct. do you understand why?

anonymous · Answer

Yep :D thanks